GamingTrend writes: "Maybe it is too much to ask, but I genuinely look for games that are capable of shifting my attitude towards a genre or subject. Oddly enough, Vin Diesel stars in two recent games that are diametrically opposed in this regard. The first is the updated Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (which comes with the Dark Athena campaign too) and it is uniformly fantastic. It may not have aged as well as a fine wine, but it is a shining example of what the first person shooter genre is capable of when it branches out.
On the opposite end of the spectrum is Wheelman, a cotton candy game if ever there was one. I'm not the world's biggest fan of racers primarily because they all seem to share what I call the "magnet theory." This theory speculates that all developers of racing games make enemy cars in races repel you, which is the only way to explain how you can all start in the same vehicles at the same starting line and three seconds later they are so far in front of you they only register on the mini-map.
Then to add difficulty, all NPC vehicles are attracted to you, sometimes regardless of where you are on the course in relation to them. Also ramping up the difficulty is the addition of a physics engine that never, ever helps you out. Slightly ding a wall and your car will invariably spin 180 degrees and come to a screeching halt. This is especially fun to experience right at the tail end of a race."
From Xfire: "Video game enthusiast and Hollywood superstar, Vin Diesel, has taken his talents to video games numerous times. We've decided to rank all of his games from the worst to the best."
“Ranking every game with Vin Diesel from terrible to bad”
Fixed the title for you.
Obviously too young or ill-informed to pass judgement. Honestly, Orchard. You just mugged yourself off. Starbreeze Studios' The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay is a very well-known classic.
Butcher Bay was great. From the prolog, fist fighting, knife fights and story. The immersion of the whole package really uped the criteria of what a cutting edge game was back then. I would like another adventure with Riddick, but it would have to be triple A status to live up to Butcher Bay.
In this episode of InRetroSpect RAW, Dan, Pete & Kris argue over which games demand a sequel. Hear Pete confuse us with Prince of Persia timelines, Kris drops the ball with an unprecedented late swap and find out which game makes Dan threaten to leave if it isn’t included.
Remember everyone, Sega thought it was a better idea to invest in Aliens: Colonial Marines than Shenmue 3.
I never played the Shenmue games, but I've always wanted another Valkeria Chronicles on a main console. So I'd be happy to lend you all my pitchfork when you rise up against Sega.
Game Informer - When Wheelman was announced back in 2006, the project was full of promise. It had big star Vin Diesel attached along with his boutique development house Tigon Studios (which also worked on the great The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay). It was tied to a film of the same name and the stories would weave together. Over the years to its 2009 release, however, publisher Midway's financial problems kept getting worse, and the film counterpart never got off the ground (much like Midway's failed attempt to tie a movie to 2006 game Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run). Out of all the turmoil, primary developer Midway Studios - Newcastle somehow managed to turn in a fun popcorn flick of a driving game with ridiculous, yet exciting Hollywood-style action around every turn.
